County Wrestling Tournament this Saturday 2/16/13 is scheduled to be at Consumnes Oaks High School - be there at 8:00am. WEIGH-INS ARE FRIDAY AFTER PRACTICE 5PM-7PM AT ELIZABETH PINKERTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Only varsity middle school wrestlers will be competing at this tournament. Here is the link: http://bugs2go.com/wrestling/2013area01/

This weekend is our District League Championships at Smedberg Middle School (see attached). Weigh-ins are FRIDAY ONLY 6pm-8pm at Smedberg Middle School MP Room . We will have practice on Friday, then go to weighins immediately afterwards.

Summary

Friday 1/8/13: Practice at TJMS 3:30-5:00pm. Weigh-ins at Smedberg Middle School MP Room 6:00pm

Saturday 1/9/13: District League Championships at Smedberg meet at TJMS @ 7:45am or Smedberg @ 8:00am

CANCELLED TOC Tournament Sat. 1/5/13 in El Dorado Hills.

Replaced with TOC Foothill Jan 5 in Shingle Springs.

Winter practices 1/2/13-1/4/13 Toby Johnson M. S. 10:00am. 

Regular Practice Schedule Resumes 1/7/2013

T.O.C. Folsom Tourney 1/12/13 @ Vista Del Lago http://www.sacramentoareawrestling.com/20130112folsom.pdf 

Tournament El Dorado Hills Jan 13 @ Oakridge H.S.

SUMMARY:

Weds. 1/2/13: Practice 10:00-11:30

Thurs. 1/3/13: Practice 10:00-11:30

Fri. 1/4/13: Practice 10:00-11:30

Sat. 1/5/13: T.O.C. Tourney Foothill Jan 5

1/7/13 Regular Practices Resumes

Sat. 1/12/13 T.O.C.Folsom Tourney

Sun. 1/13/13 El Dorado Hills Jan 13

Different practice schedule this week, so please read carefully:

Guest coach on Tuesday, at our 5:30pm practice. This will be a great opportunity for you to learn from a successful local and national coach.

The practice on Thursday will most likely be cancelled due to our tournament on Thursday in Rancho Cordova at 3:30.

Friday's practice will be moved to 1:00, since most of the schools are on a minimum day.

There is an Elementary Only Novice Tournament in Oroville on Saturday.

No practices the following week from 12/24/12-1/1/13, but practices resume 1/2/13-1/4/13 at Toby Johnson Middle School at 10:00am.

TOC qualifier tournament that Saturday 1/5/13 in El Dorado Hills.

SUMMARY:

 Mon. 12/17: Practice 3:15-5:00 pm

Tues. 12/18: Practice 5:15-7:00 pm (GUEST COACH)

Weds. 12/19: Practice 3:15-5:00 pm

Thurs. 12/20: *NO PRACTICE* TOURNEY MITCHELL M.S. 3:30 pm (meet there or at TJMS by 2:30 pm)

Fri. 12/21: Practice 1:00-2:30 pm

Sat. 12/22: TOURNEY WILDCAT (meet there or at TJMS by 5:30 am)

Sun. 12/23: OPTIONAL TOURNAMENT IN ANTIOCH

12/24-1/1/13: *NO PRACTICES*

Weds. 1/2/13: Practice 10:00-11:30

Thurs. 1/3/13: Practice 10:00-11:30

Fri. 1/4/13: Practice 10:00-11:30

Sat. 1/5/13: TOURNAMENT IN EL DORADO T.O.C.

Here's what we got coming up:

12/15: Capitol City Classic (meet at TJMS 6:30 am)

12/16: Casa Roble HS USA  (OPTIONAL. Coaches may not be attending. Arrange with coaches)http://www.thecaliforniawrestler.com/forums/showthread.php?72227-The-Santa-Smackdown-Kids-Tournament-12-16 

12/16: NorCal in Vacaville (OPTIONAL. Coaches may not be attending. Arrange with coaches) 

12/20: Mitchell Middle Takedown  (meet TJMS at 2:30. Matches at 3:30 on Thursday!! Home weigh-in)

12/22: Wildcat Novice Elementary Only  (meet at TJMS 5:30 am)

12/23: Liberty High School USA (OPTIONAL. Coaches may not be attending. Arrange with coaches)    http://www.thecaliforniawrestler.com/forums/showthread.php?72281-Dec-23-Folkstyle-in-Brentwood-MDWA 

The tentative tournament schedule for the 2012-2013 wrestling season is now posted in the resources sidebar. Only the tournaments with an asterisk (*) will be attended as a team. All the other tournaments are OPTIONAL and may require additional fees (USA CARD). The coaches may or may not be attending the optional tournaments. They are listed for your convenience.

Schedule 2012-2013

Here are the links to the tournament on Saturday 12/1 and Sunday 12/9. We will meet in the Toby Johnson parking lot to caravan together, or you can meet us there at the tournament site.

12/1 Combat Takedown  leave Toby Johnson at 5:30 am 

12/9 Benecia leave Toby Johnson at 4:30 am  5:00 am

Here are links to some other tournaments we may be going to this year. I will have a schedule printed for distribution next week.

http://sacramentoareawrestling.ipower.com/page6.html 

http://sawawrestling.com/ 

http://www.thecaliforniawrestler.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?105-Youth-Tournaments 

Practice officially begins Monday 11/26. Emergency forms and physical forms must be returned completed prior to practicing, as well as the other forms in the packet.  No wrestlers will be allowed to practice until the physical is completed and returned. Please make sure you wear the appropriate attire (see syllabus). The practice schedule is as follows:

 Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.: 3:15 PM-5:00 PM       

Tues.: 5:30 PM-7:00 PM     

I will be in the gym a few minutes prior to practice, setting up and cleaning the mats. Eventually, I will be assigning wrestlers and coaches to help me with this duty (and perhaps parents to help roll up the mats while we end with conditioning). Any wrestlers in the gym not helping set up, must be seated quietly in the stands or quietly outside on the picnic tables.

ABSOLUTELY NO RUNNING OR PLAYING AROUND INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE GYM PRIOR TO PRACTICES BEGINNING! WRESTLERS GOOFING OFF BEFORE OR DURING PRACTICE WILL BE SENT HOME.

Parents, please be on time to pick up your children after practice as I will not have much time to stay after practices.

 I have been asked by wrestlers and parents about good exercises for wrestling, and since I am not a big proponent of lifting weights at too early an age, I have uploaded into the digital locker a few good quick exercises that kids can do before going to bed to build up good wrestling strength. This list is by no means comprehensive, and I will be adding and deleting as I deem necessary.

Parents, I have a tentative schedule for this wrestling season and will be posting it in the digital locker. This list is the schedule I would like to follow this year barring any last minute adjustments. It is not yet set in stone, but I would like to follow it as closely as possible. I still need to finalize registering for the tournaments, so there may be some adjustments.

Approximately 25 families attended our pre-season meeting on Friday, November 9th. If you weren't able to attend the meeting, don't fret. All the necessary information and required forms will be posted on this website in the sidebar, so check the site often. Here is a list of the following forms that need to be turned in immediately:

1. Current Physical

2. Read and sign Syllabus

3. Picture/Video Consent

4. Emergency Information

5. Concussion and Head Injury

6. Agreement for Team Participation

Practice times, costs, expectations and all general information is on the syllabus form. You will not be allowed to participate unless you sign and return ALL of the forms.

Conditioning practices will begin on Monday, November 19th. Keep in mind this is Thanksgiving Break, but we will be doing morning conditioning 9am-10am that week at Bartholomew Sports Park, so that we can be ready for the tournaments we already have (tentatively) scheduled for December:

12/1 Combat Takedown, Sutter

12/9 Benicia Elem./Middle, Benicia

12/15 Cap City Classic, Fair Oaks

The first "official" day of practice will be on Monday, November 26th. We will be practicing in the main gym through December, but we'll move to the MP room starting in January. Make sure to have your wrestling shoes and all forms turned in by that time. Practice times are as follows:

Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 3:15-5:00 pm

Tuesday 5:30-7:00 pm

Make sure to give me your contact information and e-mail address if you would like to be kept up to date on the most current information. You can also e-mail me through the link on this web page. Be flexible, patient, and open-minded, and I'm confident that this will be a rewarding 2012-2013 wrestling season!

Coach

Attention wrestlers. There will be a parent meeting Friday, November 9, in the Toby Johnson Gymnasium at 5:00 pm. The meeting is for parents who are interested in having their children wrestle this year. Information about schedules, fees, forms, and volunteering will be distributed at that time. 

Official practices are scheduled to begin November 26th. All physical and emergency forms are to be completed prior to the first practice. More information will be given at the parent meeting.